Strength Training

Training progression and load: What’s the right amount?

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It’s the goldilocks principle applied to training – what is the right amount of training load for you? And how far should you progress to optimise your training adaptations and prevent injury? Despite all the efforts and advancements made in this field over recent times, we don’t have a simple answer to those questions. The human body is an amazing, complex organism and we can’t always predict with 100% accuracy how it will react to training loads and stresses. But let’s discuss some of the ways you CAN monitor your training progression and load.

How to keep your exercise motivation up over winter

CSC, Exercise Rehab, Massage, Melbourne, Osteopathy, Professional Advice, Recovery, Running, Strength Training, Triathlon -

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With the winter months now and truly upon us, many of us tend to go into ‘hibernation.’ It is perfectly fine to decrease your activity through winter (our body is built to work like this in the cooler months), but it is important to keep some form of activity going, especially if you are planning on being more active come summer. Let’s take a closer look at some easy ways to help keep up your training motivation.

Osteopathy and Exercise Rehabilitation for Plantar Heel Pain (Plantar Fasciitis)

CSC, Essendon, Exercise Rehab, Gait Analysis, Osteopathy, Professional Advice, Rehab, Running, Strength Training -

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Plantar Fasciitis (PF), also known as Plantar Fasciopathy or plantar heel pain, is a painful and sometimes chronic condition that is characterised by pain in the origin of the plantar fascia (see picture below), and undesired changes in the tissue on MRI an/or Ultrasound. PF affects people from all walks of life, can occur in both active and sedentary people, and it is one of the most common running-related injuries.

Osteopathy and Exercise Rehabilitation for Netball

CSC, Essendon, Exercise Rehab, Gait Analysis, Netball, Osteopathy, Professional Advice, Rehab, Sports Injury, Strength Training -

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With the netball season just starting, what better time to talk about how Osteopathy and Exercise Rehabilitation at the Competitive Sports Clinic can be of benefit to a netball athlete. In this article we will look at how an Osteopathic consult is structured, how it will be tailored for a netballer and what components make up the exercise rehabilitation program, including training advice, biomechanical screening and recommendations, along with the implementation of injury prevention strategies.